Integrated disclosure of nature-related financial information with “climate change initiatives” based on the TNFD (Note 1) information disclosure framework

Sapporo Holdings press release (2024.10.29) Sapporo Holdings Integrated disclosure of nature-related financial information with “climate change initiatives” based on the TNFD (Note 1) information disclosure framework Focusing on barley and malt, which are raw materials for beer, “fertilization optimization communication” Aiming for 100% implementation Sapporo Holdings Co., Ltd. has published nature-related information on its sustainability website based on the TNFD (Note 1) disclosure framework. We have integrated this nature-related financial information into our “climate change initiatives,” which we have been disclosing since we announced our support for the TCFD recommendations in May 2019, and have organized and disclosed them as a series of analysis results. I am.  
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In January of this year, we registered as a “TNFD Adopter” and have been organizing and analyzing our relationship with natural capital. We have recently set new goals for 2030 by analyzing and considering the LEAP approach (Note 2), an analysis method proposed by TNFD. The Sapporo Group will continue to further strengthen its environmental conservation activities in accordance with its sustainability policy, “Creating smiles from the beginning, together with the earth.” (Note 3). [Key points of nature-related financial information based on the TNFD information disclosure framework] ■Analysis of all projects and selection of evaluation targets (Scoping phase) We evaluated the potential dependence and impact on nature for the entire supply chain of our group’s main businesses of “alcoholic beverages,” “food and beverages,” and “real estate.” As a result, we selected the production of barley and hops, alcoholic beverage raw materials that are evaluated to have a large dependence on and impact on nature and that are procured in large quantities, to be subject to detailed evaluation in accordance with the LEAP approach. ■Analysis content in line with the LEAP approach regarding “barley and hop production” ・Understand the location information of the farmland we procure and evaluate the surrounding natural conditions. – Organize dependence on and impact on nature. Water pollution is an important factor that affects nature, and we focused on the amount of nitrogen fertilizer input, which is a contributing factor. ・Identify nature-related risks and opportunities and evaluate their likelihood of occurrence. Organize in an integrated manner with climate change-related responses, reorganize
countermeasures, and set new goals. *For details of the analysis, please check “Climate change and natural capital initiatives” https://www.sapporoholdings.jp/sustainability/environment/nature/climate/ [Newly established goals related to natural capital] Goal: Increase the percentage of nitrogen fertilizer input per unit amount of barley/malt and implementation of fertilization optimization communication (Note 4) to 100% by 2030. In March of this year, we became the first company in Japan to receive SBT certification for FLAG-related greenhouse gas emission reduction targets (Note 5). FLAG-related greenhouse gas emissions include emissions associated with land use changes and land management associated with the production of procured agricultural products, and also include N2O (nitrous oxide) emissions associated with the input of nitrogen fertilizers. The use of nitrogen fertilizers also causes water pollution, which is one of the impacts on nature. This time, we have set a new goal, and in order to reduce FLAG-related greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the impact on nature, we will ask our largest barley/malt suppliers to understand the input amount of nitrogen fertilizer and apply it. We will continue to communicate towards optimization. First time in Japan to use malt “Clim Trace” with reduced environmental impact in beer production
https://www.sapporobeer.jp/news_release/0000017204/ Ebisu Garden Place “Sapporo Square” certified as a “Nature Symbiotic Site” by the Ministry of the Environment
https://www.sapporo-re.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/【PressRelease】自然� ��生サイト認定.pdf Sustainability site https://www.sapporoholdings.jp/sustainability/ (Note 1) Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (Note 2) LEAP approach: An analysis method proposed by TNFD. The analytical approach follows the following steps: Locate (identify priority areas), Evaluate (understand dependencies and impacts), Assess (identify and assess risks and opportunities), and Prepare (strategy and goal setting, evaluation, and reporting). (Note 3) https://www.sapporoholdings.jp/sustainability/ (Note 4) Sharing our company’s FLAG Scope 1 and 3 goals and hearing about the situation through on-site visits and other means regarding the use of
nitrogen-based chemical fertilizers and organic fertilizers (Note 5) “SBT certified for greenhouse gas emission reduction target & emsp;First certification in Japan for FLAG-related emission target” https://www.sapporoholdings.jp/news/dit/?id=9264 [Inquiries from consumers] Sapporo Beer Co., Ltd. Customer Center TEL
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